In last night’s win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Flyers’ center Sean Couturier left the game early. After taking his first two shifts, Coots took a clean hit from Jared McCann, instantly sending him up the tunnel with the Flyers’ training staff.
As a result of this hit, the reigning Selke award winner will miss a minimum of two weeks, per the Flyers’.
The significance of losing Coots was shown in last night’s game. Despite the Flyers winning the game 5-2, the Penguins controlled most of the first two periods.